A scene of devastation the turkish president visits the site of collapsed buildings in izmir after fridays earthquake. And we visit some of americas newest voters to find out whats at stake for them in the upcoming elections. Good to have you with us welcome to aljazeera at least 4 people have been killed a super typhoon goni one of the most powerful this year hits the eastern philippines. It crossed the coast with catastrophic early violent winds gusting up to 280 kilometers an hour about a 1000000 people have been moved from its path the power of gurney is a very good memories of typhoon haiyan 7 years ago which killed more than 6300 people. Are going to cause more from the capital manila. There are so many problems as theyre well within the eye wall of by growing need the strongest typhoon to hit the country and perhaps the world this year and earlier today there was an advisory at work top government officials spoke where they talked about preemptive measures that about 19000000 people are actually going to be affected by this typhoon and that here in manila the impact can only be felt late into sunday but the pictures coming from by province from the region is 7 stating there have been flash floods houses submerged and there are reports of casualties although thats something that the government has not been able to confirm at this point but more importantly there is also growing criticism of the president not being present here in manila in luzon since if a food was even announced or arrived days ago we were told that the president is in in his hometown in the city for the weekend and he did not appear at the official briefing today this morning so thats trending online theres a lot of social Media Outreach questioning why the president is in davos when the battle is here in the luzon region basically with the hashtag where is the president so over the coming hours according to the state Weather Bureau manila all the other surrounding provinces are going to actually experience stronger winds and heavy rains and basically the full impact of day when gordon has yet to be felt at this point. 7 prodemocracy politicians have been arrested in hong kong on charges related to a Legislative Council meeting more than 5 months ago the group is accused of contempt and obstructing assertion police have not ruled out making arrests do you kampala has malls in hong kong. Hong kongs Legislative Council is deeply divided with those calling for more support or closer ties with beijing against those that are pushing through. Trying to get hong kong on the Democratic Path what happened on that day was seemingly innocuous a pro beijing Legislative Council was trying to get some bills fast track circumventing the usual Legislative Council process the prodemocracy camp were against that there were scuffles couples happen in the Legislative Council from time to time this time the pro democracy some of the legislators approached where the chairperson normally sits the House Committee chairperson sit and other probe aging lawmakers also got involved trying to pull them away eventually security was called and a number of them were thrown out those that did not leave voluntarily were actually physically removed from there and so that is what these charges stem from now its interesting because none of the pro big. Activists lawmakers who were involved in these couples had been arrested and in fact one of the legislative counselors that was arrested this morning this happened on a sunday morning and quite out of the blue says this is political persecution the police are being involved in a process that can easily be worked out within the Legislative Council now it seems the wheels are working very quickly are very much in motion for this and the 1st or the plymouth mary hearing is set already for thursday most all of those arrested are currently on bail until then. Well china has kicked off its once in a decade census as the government collects data to chart the future of the worlds most populous nation analysts say the survey to highlight problems associated with the aging population katrina you has more from beijing. Than cellulose says hes part of a family of 3 but this is not a typical chinese household the 40 year old and his wife are going against tradition and have decided not to have children the couple say caring for their dog is enough. If we had a kid we wouldnt have enough time for things we enjoy that would be too much pressure as the cost of living in china is rising and the pace of work and life is very fast these days. Isnt alone an increasing number of chinese couples are choosing not to become parents a low birth rate is one of the problems said to be highlighted by the National Census this month 7000000 workers will be collecting information from chinas more than 1400000000 residents in person and online Analysts Expect the once in a decade survey to point to an increasingly educated and urbanised society as well as a looming aging crisis made worse by chinas almost 40 year long want to child policy by the year 20221 in every 5 people in china will be over the age of 60. More retired people means a smaller and a last productive labor force as the population ages and the Family Resources drop who will care for the elderly it also affects our scientific innovation economic vigor any no variation mainly com from a young labor force chinas one child policy was replaced by a true child in 20 days but many believe this came to light the country is struggling with a massive gender imbalance about 30000000 men especially in rural areas im married and dont. We. Prefer to have one child at the worse. Family planning limitations as well as policies to encourage families to have more children such as Free Childcare and education. Young people. Have changed they may earn more but they are expect. Life also rises. Orly children themselves. And say they are worried about who will care for them when theyre older those with children come here older than they are because there are so many things to worry about i have less burdens and some say i look younger than my age thats focused. And staying fit and healthy 1st long as possible. Aljazeera. Rescue crews in turkey all working to save people trapped under the rubble in a powerful earthquake on friday hit the western turkish province on the greek island of samples triggering a small tsunami at least 51 people have been killed and hundreds more injured turkish president arrived in israel on saturday night fever to the science of collapsed buildings and spoke to search and rescue workers. First your 1st continue with High Pressure as you can see right behind me and. That we have reported yesterday as well this is one of the. Buildings around here which. A poor structure. And when you speak to the search and rescue teams they say that all until they find the last person to be reported to be under the rubble they always have still dozens of frisky workers are working. Here as a signal of life for a survivor. Yesterday in the morning when we started reporting from here we were told they were. 40 people were trapped under the rubble. Have been rescued some of them were killed some of them were. As the longer this search and rescue continues. The pressure is on the low on the floor on the ground im sorry it means that the hopes are getting getting less because we dont know how many hours people can bear to be down the rubble but as i said for the rescue teams theres still hope and even just 3335 hours after the earthquake that took place just friday they were able to rescue some civilians alive. The u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson is putting england back into long down from months hes been warned that rising factions could still hospitals within weeks austrias also announced similar measures adding to a growing list of European Countries reimposing restrictions these barca has more from london a major u. Turn in the British Governments covert 19 strategy for weeks the Prime Ministers insisted on local restrictions to avoid the need for a nationwide lockdown but infections have just continued rising as across much of europe the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst Case Scenario of our scientific advisors from thursday until the start of december. You must stay at home you merely leave home for specific reasons im afraid nonessential shops leisure and Entertainment Venues will be closed the virus is spreading much faster than forecast the 2nd peak could be one and a half times higher than the 1st with as many as 4000 deaths a day the government hopes to use the new lockdown as an opportunity to dramatically accelerate testing there is one consolation though schools and universities can remain open and relief for parents struggling with childcare leading scientists advise the British Government last month to introduce a 2 week Circuit Breaker lock down when the infection rate started to creep up again the government resisted citing concerns over the health of the economy in scotland where tighter restrictions have been in place in september there is some evidence to suggest that the infection rate there is. But here in england Boris Johnsons gamble hasnt paid off the u. K. Isnt the only country to announce a nationwide lockdown the austrian chancellors order the closure of restaurants and hotels from choose day high schools and universities will move lessons online and theyll be a nightly curfew the measures remain in place until early december. The greek government also announced a partial lockdown from tuesday with mandatory mask wearing and gatherings band one by one europes largest economies are switching from a piecemeal approach to the pandemic to more drastic measures france and germany reintroduced nationwide restrictions earlier this week the World Health Organization urged countries to act sooner or recover faster. But with many of europes economies in trouble the prospect of more months of covert confinement is difficult to bear neave park aljazeera london. Still ahead here on aljazeera a fight for the future of moldova through e. U. And pro russia candidates go head to head in the election. Is it time for change in algeria polls open in a referendum to rewrite the constitution those stories after the break. Hello once again most super typhoon danny is now making its way across a luzon that has fighting across at least the side of the philippines with the damaging winds the very wet weather huge amounts of rainfall flooding rains and the storm surge of course now as we go through the next 24 hours or so itll punch his way back out in syria the South China Sea i dont think its going to become any stronger i will see it weakening office probably to be a Tropical Storm at this stage and yeah im afraid it does make its way towards central parts of vietnam as we go into the middle part of the weeks of the flooding problems coming in here still quite a legacy of showers coming back in across the philippines although the winds will ease more heavy downpours coming in and then just notice offshore there we have yet another developing thai food thats likely to feed its way towards northern parts of luzon for the 2nd half of this week elsewhere across Southeast Asia well it is a case of sunshine and showers some lively showers now showing their hand across a good part of indonesia some lively showers moving away from the eastern side of australia massive pile storms just around breastbone recently things have quieted down as we go through the next couple of days warming up nicely adelaide 31. 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Also the turkish president visited earlier one has visited the site of a collapsed building in the city of his near following fridays powerful earthquake at least 51 people were killed. An election is taking place in moldova were voters are deciding between candidates who favor closer ties with either the e. U. Or russia president igor dawn is the moscow frontrunner hoping to win a 2nd term so you go you go has more from the capital which is not. A last minute quest to chase every possible vote the frontrunner and current president eagled on hold over is a country of traditional values and should remain within russias sphere of influence a populist championing family and strong ties with other nations now don has been leading in the polls despite not having taken part in any debates what he has is the support of the countrys mass media heavily backed by members of his own party the socialists as well as a ringing endorsement from russias president vladimir putin. Following closely is the former Prime Minister meyer sandow who wants to shift away from russian dominance were trying to unite people of course we share the values because we believe in democracy we believe in human rights we believe in Economic Opportunities for everybody and we do see the european model of development as the most suitable from all over whats at stake 2 different visions for moldovas future voters opt for change and decide if they want stronger ties with the west or with a stick with what they already have and remain under moscows influence. But many here are skeptical that either candidate can improve their lives. Personally i dont believe any of the candidates their actions important for the young people and put those who in the Better Future for themselves for america to this moment if the people come to power and not corrupt and wont be traitors who bring the country down then we have a chance to do something good for. The sometimes bitter campaigns have been fought amid allegations of potential voter fraud and russian interference one place of concern say election observers is the breakaway region of transnistria an area recognized as an independent state by russia but not moldova and a bedrock of support for don it has been beset by allegations of vote rigging in favor of the socialist party of course russia would do whatever it takes to make sure that secure and continue their. Influence over population and over over the leadership of this country there is also the question of the economy and migration moldova is one of the poorest countries in europe with a population of 2700000 people more than a 1000000 have emigrated for work and their remittances account for 16 percent of the nations g. D. P. But the country is betting on is strong alliances with other nations willing to support it with a light to the east or west is what the people will decide. Joins me now. I mean often we talk about whats at stake for these former soviet nations in 2020 i mean what seems to be the main issue considering you know were talking normally about the economy you mentioned migration in your report health and of course 19 has become really a global issue. Yes and really when we talk about east versus west that very much counts here because when you consider that moldova is a former its an x. State as well its still wrestling very much with those other issues that other former soviet states ex soviet states would have in this day and age but really what is the main thrust of peoples concerns is in fact the economy issues such as migration corruption as well is also another really important issue one of the reasons why so many moldovans feel they have to leave the country and try and find work elsewhere or simply there arent enough opportunities here or that simply corruption is too endemic in the system for them to be able to establish successful businesses to be able to conduct without any into for their businesses about any interference a toll and that brain drain has been very damaging for the country because of course it is mainly young people who are leaving the country therefore you have here an aging population not as able to work therefore contributing far less to the economy and it is inevitably the younger generations who are working abroad who are contributing to the moldova an economy so together that as well as trying to look forward to what kind of country does want to be does it still want to continue under the influence of moscow or does it see itself as being part of an integrated of a closer integration with the European Union and all the values that that represents. Family but events through the day certainly those results for the french is not for the moment thank you. Well voting is also underway in algeria in a referendum on whether to rewrite the constitution if past the political system would be reformed jury and troops would be allowed to fight abroad for the 1st time since the one 960. 00 s. The new government says its responding to demands from the testers our Senior Correspondent who says the deciding factor in algeria is referendum is voter turnout those who talk to the streets last year and toppled president idolizes both of you say that the new political establishment is the continuation of the old establishment they have hijacked the demands of the people they managed to take over and they stole our dreams and the biggest concern today why todays a critical moment for the jury is that voter turn out if you see a higher voter turnout this is going to be good news for the for president ive been busy to board if you see a very low turnout voter turnout this is going to just further deepen the political crisis why people are not happy with the constitution the reforms because ultimately huge powers will stay with the president he has the right to sack the Prime Minister the government he has absolute say over the judiciary and people are saying this is not the kind of president we need in the near future we want a strong independent judiciary we want a strong Prime Minister and we want a prime minute a president who should go after 2 terms and people dont believe that this is something that could happen in the near future if they vote yes for this constitution one last thing here president is in germany where hes being treated we dont know exactly where hes suffering from but many people think that could be he contracted coronavirus a few days ago and this is raising many concerns about the future of the country. Well police in ivory coast are fired tear gas at protesters following saturdays election theyre angry over the president running for a 3rd term there have been rallies in the economic capital abidjan and several towns and interests has more president a lesson or terra cast his ballot hoping it will help keep him in office for another 5 years he sounded upbeat and optimistic about the democratic process in ivory coast. This is an important day for democracy the process shouldnt be disrupted i am proud to have led my country laying a Solid Foundation for the future those calling for civil disobedience that caused deaths should stop ivory coast needs peace although for names on the ballot what is all the challenger quite your quantum backdown voted some 193 kilometers away from our bureau. 2 other candidates former president carter biddy and former Prime Minister passed congress on. Both called for a complaint of civil disobedience are boycotting the election. The vast majority of our compatriots have been very reluctant to participate in the operation that our standard tarver attempted today is constitutional an electoral crew was a failure the ivorians refused to associate themselves with this masquerade of an election the opposition has been criticized for failing to present a united front against ouattara something observers say could peeved the way for the president s throat. While voting was largely peaceful in many parts of the country there were reports of dozens of incidents including ballot snatching and destruction of the vote at least. Wherever the votes of register was destroyed a new one was printed to replace it the election process has been largely peaceful at the beginning people were a bit hesitant but later people went out to vote the result is expected within 3 days more than 35500. 00 security personnel were mobilized for saturdays election i had of the vote the United Nations called for calm and for those who voted pieces to belittle were the major factors. Hopefully the situation will be resolved so that things can go back to the way they were before. Ivory coast was plunged into crisis when president Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede defeat in the 2010 president ial poll and the postelection violence that followed at least 3000 people were killed 10 years later many a boy is say they hope their leaders will avoid a repeat of what happened then amity agrees al jazeera. U. S. Navy special forces of rescued an american citizen who was kidnapped in a new earlier this week the pentagon says Phillip Walton was taken from his farm in the village of a muscle latter by a group of armed men into Northern Nigeria where they demanded more than 1000000. 00 from his family u. S. Media are reporting that 6 of his captors were killed tensions flared between left and right wing groups during a 2nd night of protests in the u. S. State of washington. The program each other down the street. Heavily armed protesters were seen marching through the streets of Vancouver Police trying to keep order the demonstrations were originally sparked by the Police Shooting of a black man near the city on thursday night. Immigrants serve often borne the brunt of Donald Trumps america 1st administration so why are they planning to vote in the upcoming election if at all Jackson Heights new york is one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in america in part 3 of our desires on heard american series Gabriel Elizondo spoke to newly eligible voters there when it comes to president ial elections in the United States the voice of recent immigrants are often left out of the conversation so what a wet and rainy afternoon we came to Jackson Heights considered to be the most culturally diverse neighborhood in of america. Even the street signs make it clear where youre at san you will cast his ballot in early voting his 1st since becoming a us citizen do you feel as an immigrant to the United States do you feel that the candidates have been speaking to the issues that are important to you yeah i think so yeah you know if this is very important to. All of the. Immigrants and many. Other People Living here. The most People Living. People are thinking. Weve become a president weve become a president the 1st immigrants started arriving here in Jackson Heights in about 1065 and they came from latin america in the indian subcontinent but today there are people from all over the world that live here and there are now more than a 165 different languages spoken here just in jackson. A short subway ride from manhattan and with a population of about 200000. 00 in an area half the size of central park Jackson Heights is home to recent immigrants from nepal bangladesh India Pakistan colombia Dominican Republic puerto rico and people of Muslim Christian catholic and hindu face and thats just in one block early voting lines have been long in a solidly Democratic Party district who is represented in congress by Alexander Ocasio cortez. Is from pakistan and told me he is voting for a Democratic White House candidate joe biden. Talking a lot about. People. I think. Jackson heights was one of new yorks hardest hit areas during the krona Virus Outbreak in the spring. The big problem everything is. Everything is a problem. A big problem theyre not in a swing state they alone wont tip the scale the election and some are so new theyre not even eligible to vote but in this call truly rich neighborhood all are seeing this election up close and personal through the eyes of recent arrivals to america gabriels sandow. New york. Means the whole roman and hall reminder of our top news stories at least 4 people have been killed a super typhoon gainey hits the philippines cross the coast with winds of up to 280 kilometers an hour about a 1000000 people have been forced to leave their homes to melinda you can has more from the capital manila the country is still reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic the country has one of the highest infection rates in Southeast Asia and Government Resources have been stretched just imagine their